Tobacco-flavored liquid manufacturing method, tobacco-flavored liquid, and flavor inhaler

Abstract

Provided is a tobacco-flavored liquid manufacturing method that includes processing a tobacco liquid extract using a material containing an inorganic porous body, and removing microorganisms from the tobacco liquid extract.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for producing a tobacco flavor liquid, the method comprising treating a tobacco extract liquid with a material including an inorganic porous body, thereby removing microorganisms from the tobacco extract liquid. 
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the treatment is performed by passing the tobacco extract liquid through a layer including an inorganic porous body. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the treatment is performed by passing the tobacco extract liquid through a molded body including an inorganic porous body. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the treatment is performed by passing the tobacco extract liquid through an aggregate of particles including an inorganic porous body. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the inorganic porous body is diatomaceous earth or zeolite. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the tobacco extract liquid is a tobacco supernatant obtainable by extracting, from a tobacco material, a water-soluble component contained in the tobacco material by using an aqueous solvent. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the tobacco extract liquid is a useful-component eluate obtainable by a method comprising following steps (a) to (c):
 (a) extracting, from a tobacco material, a water-soluble component contained in the tobacco material by using an aqueous solvent, thereby obtaining a tobacco supernatant;   (b) culturing yeast in the tobacco supernatant, thereby obtaining a yeast-containing culture liquid; and   (c) mixing the yeast-containing culture liquid with an elution solvent including an organic solvent, and eluting, from the yeast contained in the resultant mixture and into a liquid portion of the mixture, a useful component included in fungal cells of the yeast, thereby obtaining a useful-component eluate.   
     
     
         8 . A tobacco flavor liquid obtainable by the method according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         9 . A tobacco flavor liquid obtainable by the method according to  claim 7 . 
     
     
         10 . A flavor inhaler comprising the tobacco flavor liquid according to  claim 8 . 
     
     
         11 . A flavor inhaler comprising the tobacco flavor liquid according to  claim 9 . 
     
     
         12 . A tobacco additive comprising:
 the tobacco flavor liquid obtainable by the method according to  claim 6 ; and   a tobacco residue obtainable when the tobacco supernatant is obtained in the method according to  claim 6 .   
     
     
         13 . A tobacco additive comprising:
 the tobacco flavor liquid obtainable by the method according to  claim 7 ; and   a tobacco residue obtainable when the tobacco supernatant is obtained in the method according to  claim 7 .   
     
     
         14 . A flavor inhaler comprising the tobacco additive according to  claim 12 . 
     
     
         15 . A flavor inhaler comprising the tobacco additive according to  claim 13 .